Earfull Series

ABOUT

EARFULL -- A performance series featuring writers and musicians doing their respective things in an intimate setting.

WRITERS read from their new books, or about-to-be books, or right from their crumpled up notes.

MUSICIANS range from harpists to sitarists, from solo songwriters to full-on rock bands.

FOOD & DRINK are always available and socializing between acts is a must - because the comaraderie we create among the audience and the artists is really the whole point behind every EARFULL SHOW!

EARFULL BEGAN as the brainchild of bookstore connoisseur Tim Huggins, and Boston musician and author Jen Trynin, created from their shared goal of bringing book and music fans together. They believed that - given the right environment - book people will love the experience of live music, and rock people will realize how cool it is to hear great authors reading their work aloud. Back in the early 2000's, Tim and Jen teamed up with the folks at Q Division Recording Studios and found the perfect spot to begin hosting their weekly events: the late, great Kendall Cafe in Kendall Square.

EARFULL IS BACK! Look for Earfull shows at clubs, bars and restaurants in a city near you - as soon as, you know, well, you know.

“Earfull is the best thing to happen to literary readings since the folding chair. Good music, good stories, a cool place to hang out – what’s not to like?” -- Tom Perrotta, author of Mrs. Fletcher, The Leftovers, Little Children, and Election

PRESS

WBUR THE ARTERY (06/05/17)

A revived 'earfull' brings artists of all sorts into the same space

By Jim Sullivan
“Words, words, words, words,” said singer-guitarist Patty Larkin, on a Tuesday night late in May, opening the local spring music-and-reading series called Earfull. She was setting up “It Could Be Worse,” a song with what she called a “very Irish-Catholic title.” “Words are important,” Larkin continued, on the patio stage outside the Branch Line restaurant in Watertown. “It took me a long time to figure that out, even though I was an English major.” She paused for a beat, deadpanning, “I use them every day.” *Photo of Patty Larkin - courtesy of Tamara Wieder

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the boston herald (10/15/17)

watertown series pairs writers and musicians

By Jed Gottlieb

Writers and musicians aren’t natural bedfellows. Yes, Stephen King and Dave Barry played in a novelty band for a while (the Rock Bottom Remainders). And sure, U2 and Salman Rushdie collaborated on a song (“The Ground Beneath Her Feet”). But start digging deep and you’ll find few significant connections.

The team behind the Earfull series is working to change that.

The series puts writers and musicians on the same stage for readings and performances at Watertown’s Mosesian Center for the Arts — Tuesday’s event features authors Shari Goldhagen and Julia Glass with singers Kim Taylor and Julie Rhodes. November’s will bring together Marianne Leone and Claire Messud with Merrie Amsterburg and Abbie Barrett. *Photo of Julie Rhodes & Band – Courtesy of Earfull Photo Team

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NEWTON WICKED LOCAL (05/18/16)

EARFULL CONCERT SERIES KICKS OFF AT BRANCH LINE IN WATERTOWN

By Wicked Local Staff

The Arsenal Center for the Arts recently unveiled the revival of Earfull – a literature and music series of “Writers Reading and Songwriters Singing” at Branch Line in Watertown’s Arsenal on the Charles complex. The “Earfull Revival Kickoff” took place on Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. and featured authors Jim Shepard and Jennifer Haigh along with musicians Howie Day and Air Traffic Controller. *Photo of Tim Huggins & Jen Trynin, Earfull Co-Hosts - courtesy of Kate Flock

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THE BOSTON GLOBE (10/19/16)

Author Dennis Lehane reads from his new novel, “Since We Fell."

By Mark Shanahan

Dennis Lehane's new book is due out in May, but not much beyond its title — "Since We Fell" — is known about it. Or was known about it.

The Boston-bred author previewed his latest novel during an appearance Tuesday at Earfull, an evening of readings and unplugged music performances at the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown. (The Earfull series, begun 15 years ago by Newtonville Books proprietor Tim Huggins and rocker/writer Jen Trynin, used to be held at the dearly departed Kendall Cafe.) *Photo of Author Dennis Lehane - photo credit Mark Shanahan

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watertown wicked local (10/20/16)

Earfull Re-Emerges in Watertown After Hiatus

By Dana Forsythe

When Tim Huggins first collaborated with writer Jen Trynin to create Earfull in 2001, they jokingly called it “Chicken Soup for the Soul Train.” The mishmash of authors and musicians got its start at the Kendall Cafe in Cambridge and featured local writers like Jayne Anne Phillips, Dennis Lehane, Tom Perotta, and Andre Dubus III. Fifteen years later, after a brief hiatus, Earfull has been revived in Watertown with some old and new faces. *Photo of Author Dennis Lehane - photo credit Dana Forsythe

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